John and Ida Come to Town and.....Graduation!!

Haha, before I start I have to say I think it's funny how typical it is right now: I'm on the couch with the laptop blogging and reading blogs and Christian is next to me watching basketball - classic :)

SO, John (Christian's twin brother) and his wife Ida came to visit last weekend from West Virginia! Yay! Not only them, but mother Bennion and Christian's little bro's were there too. It was such a great weekend. One of the best parts - throwing a surprise baby shower for Ida and John. And they were totally surprised - it was great.

Now a week later Christian has graduated BYU! Yay!! A new chapter in our lives is beginning. What's in our future?? Well, we really don't know, but it may include moving to a new apartment by the end of the summer (if you know a good place that's opening up in the Orem/Provo/Springville area, let us know), re-applying and crossing our fingers for dental schools (did you know that the first dental school in Utah is opening up in South Jordan?? Exciting!), and working/volunteering. On another exciting note, Christian got interviewed and selected to be a runner in the O.R. at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center (UVRMC) - a coveted volunteer position, or so they say.

Life changes all the time and it's exciting ride. What makes it even better is taking it with your best friend!

Isn't he handsome?! I'm so proud of all his hard work :)

John and Ida - some of our favorite people. We miss them a LOT being so far away, but at least we have Google video chat - that gets us through.

Okay, I gotta explain this one. One of John and Ida's favorite games (and ours too) is the Dice Game. It involves dice, cups, and a dare. Dares in the past have included running over icy snow, getting fake tattoos drawn on your arms with permanent markers, drinking A LOT of water, sticking your hand in the toilet and flushing it, and asking a neighbor for a cup of sugar...because we needed to make pizza. So, at the shower we played on teams and guess who lost? This was the punishment.

Sarah and her boyfriend Christian! No joke. My dad's name is Christian too in case you didn't know.

Christian's little brothers: Porter and Samuel. They're real troopers and very good boys.